Green Pastures Devotions

The high cost of holiness - 6.4.26 04.06.2026 7:59 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  1 Peter 1.17-21 NKJV (mostly)

Be holy for I am holy - 6.3.26 03.06.2026 8:37 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  1 Peter 1.15-16 NKJV (mostly)

Children fully inclined to their Father’s will - 6.2.26 02.06.2026 8:32 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  1 Peter 1.13-14 NKJV (mostly)

Root into Holiness - 6.1.26 01.06.2026 7:03 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  1 Peter 1.13 NKJV 

Peter’s one long opening sentence - 5.30.26 30.05.2026 4:09 ↓

So here it is – Peter’s entire one long opening sentence that left him and his audience breathless with an expectation bathed with anticipation – aka a hope brimming with life. Hear it. See how it leaves you:

Things into which angels long to look - 5.29.26 29.05.2026 8:25 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  1 Peter 1.10-12 NKJV (mostly)

A prospect that has you jumping for joy - 5.28.26 28.05.2026 9:27 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  1 Peter 1.6-9 NKJV (mostly)

Birthed anew into a hope brimming with life - 5.27.26 27.05.2026 8:43 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading : 1 Peter 1.3-5 NKJV (mostly)

Chosen outsiders who don’t belong - 5.26.26 26.05.2026 9:30 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading : 1 Peter 1.1-2 NKJV (mostly)

Anchor into Hope - 5.25.26 25.05.2026 8:48 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading : 1 Peter 1.1-2NKJV (mostly)

First century sermon goes viral - 5.23.26 23.05.2026 5:39 ↓

The first epistle of Peter

Be clothed with humility - 5.22.26 22.05.2026 5:09 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  1 Peter 5 NKJV (mostly)

The end of all things is at hand! - 5.21.26 21.05.2026 5:27 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  1 Peter 4 NKJV (mostly)

Here’s the point to which all of this is leading - 5.20.26 20.05.2026 6:23 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  1 Peter 3 NKJV (mostly)

Like newborn infants crave the spiritual milk - 5.19.26 19.05.2026 6:00 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  1 Peter 2 NKJV (mostly)

How do we live at the end of all things? 5.18.26 18.05.2026 8:14 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  1 Peter 1 NKJV (mostly)

St. Francis and the Sultan - 5.16.26 16.05.2026 4:42 ↓

I’ve run with this before in this devotional space, but it bears repeating as we cap off a week of reflecting upon being peacemakers. I can’t think of any better way to do so than this story. If it’s merely the stuff of legend, if it’s not historically true , well, then it should be. The same goes with the timeless prayer following.

Peace Passages - 5.15.26 15.05.2026 7:31 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Romans 14.17-21 NIV

Peacefakers, Peacebreakers, or Peacemakers? - 5.14.26 14.05.2026 9:13 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  James 3.13-18 MSG

He himself is our peace - 5.13.26 13.05.2026 6:33 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Ephesians 2.14-18 NIV

Blessed are the peacemakers - 5.12.26 12.05.2026 7:41 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  Matthew 5.9 

Helkathhazzurim - 5.11.26 11.05.2026 6:18 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  2 Samuel 2.8-17 MSG (mostly)

Slow, steady, careful work - 5.9.26 09.05.2026 4:36 ↓

I know I’ve run this in this devotional space before in times past, but it bears repeating at length – from another book by Eugene Peterson: Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places…

Just keep at it - 5.8.26 08.05.2026 6:48 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  1 Timothy 4.11-16 MSG

A long obedience in the same direction - 5.7.26 07.05.2026 7:31 ↓

Today’s Scripture reading :  1 Corinthians 15.58 MSG